I got this quite a while ago at my favorite Pawn shop. they made me a deal I just couldn't refuse. There's a funny story that goes with it, but you've got to bear with me to see where it end s up.
A very long time ago my last name was Loser. It's pronounced just like Low Sir, but none the less I hated the name and really hated being called loser whenever somebody wanted to be smart. Somewhere around the time I turned 30 I decided to change my name altogether, so I dropped the last name completely. A couple of my brothers saw that I changed my last name without too much fuss from the family, so they changed the spelling of the name closer to the way they pronounced it. Two of my brothers changed the spelling to Lozier. And that was just the way it was. Now to the end of the story.
When I bought the rifle the sales girl went back to get the accessories that came with it. She told me that it was from a vet that lived in the area. He had pawned this rifle for years, in and out, whenever he fell short of much needed cash. Shortly before I got it he decided to sell it to the shop for much more money than they had ever offered him in pawn. So it sat there being looked at by many customers, but when they saw the high price tag they passed on it. One day I walked in and asked to look at it. When I realized exactly what I was holding, I just had to buy it. They made me an offer that was many hundreds of $$ less than the tag to take it home, and there were a bunch of accessories including a case that go with it too. So, I made the deal and bought it. On the case was an old worn out piece of tape that had the vets name name on it. the name is Lozier believe it or not. I thought if it was destiny for me to have it or not. I don't know, but it's a really cool coincidence that it went from him to me.
I showed it to my wife when I got it home. Her response to seeing it was "And what are you going to do with that?" I told her "Shoot it, and then lock it away in the safe"
Enough chatter, here are the pics.
And my wife with it in hand. Not quite Bonnie Parker, but a woman that loves guns, and isn't afraid to shoot them either.
Regards,
Gregory